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Anyone seen the running order?

Fight Night!

ste1983 wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 03:39 Anyone seen the running order?

Matchroom probably post it in couple hours.

If it’s not already out there.

I’ll post it on here later.

Hope this is'nt a sign of whats to come , King Tut tut , according to some has been great for the sport , he's fronted the money and got us some long awaited good fights ,
BUT at a cost really off bringing along the next generation and if Whittaker with his handpicked wins is next generation , its not really a good look for boxing is it , Get a coiple of big name yanks in the ring , but once thats sorted whats left .

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 03:57

ste1983 wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 03:39 Anyone seen the running order?

Matchroom probably post it in couple hours.

If it’s not already out there.

I’ll post it on here later.

Thanks

coneye wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 04:48 Hope this is'nt a sign of whats to come , King Tut tut , according to some has been great for the sport , he's fronted the money and got us some long awaited good fights ,
BUT at a cost really off bringing along the next generation and if Whittaker with his handpicked wins is next generation , its not really a good look for boxing is it , Get a coiple of big name yanks in the ring , but once thats sorted whats left .

He hasn't built anyone up. He only had a short list of big fights to make and now seems unable to make the next ones for the most part. He doesn't actually know good fights, only spectacles, as he clearly likes the circus of sham fights. He's now priced out so many boxers from taking other fights because he's given them an overpaid payday and won't arrange more big fights for them, or won't pay them enough for the next one.

Anyone else also find it weird that some people have stopped calling him "His Excellency". Did he demand that from them when they worked together? That's just weird behaviour.

ste1983 wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 03:39 Anyone seen the running order?

Murney v Buczynskyj
Burrows v Herrera
Maca v Rivera
Bowen v Baptiste
Sulaimaan v Hardy
Fawaz v James
Bruce v Uddin
Kamara v Ritzakis
Whittaker v Wallace

I'm very surprised Fawaz v James isn't co-main event. Hearn must really be trying to sell Kamara to the masses.
I'm off to the fight tonight and can't wait as it's my first-ever time going to a pro show. Really hope it's an entertaining card!

Any value for betting on the undercard ?

Whittaker massive fav so no value there

In Stoke train station at the moment waiting for the Birmingham train.

Watch the England under 21s play last night nil nil draw.

MasterG wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 06:21 In Stoke train station at the moment waiting for the Birmingham train.

Watch the England under 21s play last night nil nil draw.

did you have a nice night?

Trainer suggests Whittaker is becoming more explosive, powerful

According to his trainer, Andy Lee, light heavyweight contender Ben Whittaker is getting “more explosive and more powerful” as he closes in on a world title fight.

On Saturday, Whittaker (12-0-1, 9 KOs) fights Australia-based Irishman Conor Wallace (17-1, 12 KOs) at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on DAZN.

The winner will become the mandatory challenger for the IBF title held by Dmitry Bivol. The Russian also possesses the Ring, WBA and WBO belts.

Lee has been a devout believer in Whittaker’s talent from the moment the 29-year-old announced that he would be moving his training operations to Dublin after a difficult, controversial technical draw with Liam Cameron in October 2024.

The former WBO middleweight champion was a tall, rangy fighter with whip-like power who spent years fully immersed in the Kronk style while training with Manny Steward at the famous Detroit gym. He set about adding a sharp edge to the skills Whittaker used to win a silver medal at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games.

The two immediately fell into step. Whittaker blew away Cameron in the second round of their rematch and followed it up with first-round finishes of Benjamin Gavazi and Braian Suarez.

In June, he made an eye-catching American debut when he became the first to stop Richard "Popeye" Rivera in the second round.

“[He’s] only getting stronger and more explosive and more powerful,” Lee said at Thursday’s final press conference.
“His brother, Jamie, does a fantastic job with him before he comes to Ireland, and on that foundation of strength and conditioning I put the technique behind it and it’s frightening when he hits you.

“When he hits your hand, you’re almost flinching and pulling back. Not only that, he has the talent. Listen, these guys weren't meant to get knocked out early — especially Suarez and ‘Popeye’ — but they have, and with Cameron we saw what happened in the first fight. Once he was switched on, the difference in the two performances was night and day.”

Whittaker is being positioned as one of the fighters who can put British boxing on their shoulders and carry it over the next five years. He is a huge favorite to beat Wallace and a large crowd will take their seats at Utilita Arena expecting to see a performance rather than a fight.

As well as making sure that Whittaker is prepared physically, Lee has made a point of keeping his focus and not looking ahead.

“[It’s] a great matchup with two young hungry fighters who have a lot to gain,” Lee said.

“I think Ben has to be careful of Conor because if Conor somehow manages to win, he’s in the limelight, he rips up the script as he's been saying. But believe me, Ben's left no stone unturned. He’s been in Ireland for eight weeks. He's trained extremely hard. He's sparred multiple rounds and he's only getting better.”

Whittaker eyes return to Birmingham after burglary

The last time Ben Whittaker boxed in Birmingham, he returned home to find he had been burgled while he was out at work.
Among the items the thieves took that night was his IBF international title, and with no arrests made in connection with the crime, Whittaker still hasn't got his belt back.

On Saturday night, back in the city a few miles south of his hometown of Wolverhampton, Whittaker faces Conor Wallace in a final eliminator for the IBF light-heavyweight world title.

“That belt is gone, but the lord works in mysterious ways, you know what I mean?” Whittaker says. “They took the international title so I can open the door for the world title. That’s what it is.”

The thieves must have worked fast, given that it took Whittaker (12-0-1, 9 KOs) just 135 seconds into his Matchroom debut to knock out Benjamin Gavazi. He immediately raised the alarm once he got home and found the smashed window, busted blinds, and various possessions missing. Despite offering a cash reward, he never heard anything about who did it.

He has since boxed in Liverpool and New York and admitted to The Ring that he was wary of returning to Birmingham after what happened the last time he boxed there.

“It’s all part of the game and if you ain’t got no haters you ain’t popping,” he said. “All part of the game.

“That’s why I didn’t want to come back to Birmingham, truthfully, but it is what it is. The belt is gone now.”

His clash against Gavazi, plus his two other victories in England’s second city, took place at BP Pulse Live Arena, but he will take on Wallace across town at Utilita Arena, previously known as the National Indoor Arena. The 29-year-old is familiar with the place, but not because of fighting.

“I went there with my mum to watch Peter Andre,” Whittaker said. “He was good, man. I saw him there, I saw 50 Cent there, the list goes on. I also saw Pink there, twice, so I have good memories. My mum used to drag me out because she had no one else to go with.

“Of course it's nice to be at home, come to this arena for like concerts and stuff like that, so I'm very familiar with it. But yeah, wherever I fight, I don't really mind.”

Whittaker has long been tipped to become one of the biggest draws in British boxing and the signs are good. Following high demand for tickets, Matchroom confirmed it has opened another section of the arena for Saturday's event, which will be broadcast live on DAZN.

“They must think Peter Andre is back in town, for real,” Whittaker said. “That’s the only time I’ve seen those extra seats made available.

“But it’s a blessing, of course, because you dream of nights like this. It’s down to me to put on a performance for them. It's nice to see a big arena, and not only that, it helps out the other fighters too.

“If you keep bringing more attraction back to the area, it opens up big nights for them as well. So it's a win-win.”

Whittaker is The Ring’s No. 10-ranked light-heavyweight, but he knows a victory over Wallace (17-1, 12 KOs) could secure a shot at the world title, currently held by Dmitry Bivol, in his very next fight.

He added: “I try not to look too far down the road. I've got a decent fighter in front of me.

“So I’ll dispatch him the way I'm supposed to, then we can look forward. But I think it's starting to get a bit exciting in the division now. It's starting to loosen up a little bit.

“The belts are looking like they might be moving around, and it's quite exciting. I think that's why I'm in the right place at the right time, but we'll see, we'll see.

“It's a new age for the light-heavyweights. Bivol's probably got one or two fights left. Artur Beterbiev has probably got one fight, two fights left.

“David Benavidez, he's getting bigger and bigger, so he's probably going to stay at cruiserweight or move up. So the doors are opening, and the door opens when I win Saturday.

“You know, as a world title eliminator, it gets me to No.1, and it gets me in that position where I'll be the new kid on the block.”

FIGHT DAY CHECK WEIGHT

Ben Whittaker: 187lbs
Conor Wallace: 187lbs

IBF light Heavyweight Final eliminator is a GO!

cutsman wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 05:37 Any value for betting on the undercard ?

Whittaker massive fav so no value there

Why not just bet on the ones that win?

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 07:57

cutsman wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 05:37 Any value for betting on the undercard ?

Whittaker massive fav so no value there

Why not just bet on the ones that win?

Isn’t the point of betting to maximise ur profits?

What will betting £1 on Whittaker win you?

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 06:25

MasterG wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 06:21 In Stoke train station at the moment waiting for the Birmingham train.

Watch the England under 21s play last night nil nil draw.

did you have a nice night?

Yeh. 8000 attendance for England

Now in Brummy. Good start, walked out of the train station to see a bloke kicking the shit out of a telephone exchange box. On the brandy now, getting a few before the £10 a pint rip off.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 08:15

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 07:57

cutsman wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 05:37 Any value for betting on the undercard ?

Whittaker massive fav so no value there

Why not just bet on the ones that win?

Isn’t the point of betting to maximise ur profits?

What will betting £1 on Whittaker win you?

Not much, but if you bet £100 on him, you'd make a £10 profit.

If you bet like that you are going to be a card carrying member of the poor house.

Yh if the odds are not too bad for the favourite then it’s worth a gamble.

Otherwise. What’s the point.

You can do Acca’s in boxing cards too right ?

TheLeprechaun wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 09:56 If you bet like that you are going to be a card carrying member of the poor house.

Funny you should say that, because I'm reading a book where the author said just that. It's called HYPNOTISED BY NUMBERS: Psychology and logic versus data in sports and betting by Bryan Nicholson. He also says I'm going to the poor house, but I've made a profit for each of the last three years. He also says it's not about picking winners which I disagree with, and that it's all about finding value, which I couldn't disagree with more.

Prelims will begin at 5

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑03 Oct 2026, 10:12 Yh if the odds are not too bad for the favourite then it’s worth a gamble.

Best way to make profit on boxing is from the predicable dodgy decisions. Home favourite losing widely and getting clearly outboxed? Chuck 50 quid in-play on a draw asap!

Main card starts at 7